IAM Stepping Up campaign

[robbedagain]

josh   I do believe 700 has made it absolutely abundantly clear a number of times on here and other threads that he is not currently involved but he has vast experience  and currently knows a large nbr of the folks  come on man  lay off the man  geeze  
 
when is enough of it all    you are one he!! of an instigator and you sure as he!! are soo darn obcess with the man  for whatever reason 

 

[737823]

Robbed Kev and others insist this is a grassroots campaign run by DL activists. Clearly the IAM is involved and is financially supporting the organizing efforts.

Josh

 

[southwind]

josh   I do believe 700 has made it absolutely abundantly clear a number of times on here and other threads that he is not currently involved but he has vast experience  and currently knows a large nbr of the folks  come on man  lay off the man  geeze  
 
when is enough of it all    you are one he!! of an instigator and you sure as he!! are soo darn obcess with the man  for whatever reason 

Really? Why is someone not involved with the IAM or DL, so insistant about DL needing a union? Sounds like an instagator, to me!

 

[700UW]

Why dont you ask Josh the same, he claims he isnt an AA, US employee nor an IAM nor TWU member yet he interjects himself into every union thread or worker thread and posts misinformation and lies?

 

[robbedagain]

Really? Why is someone not involved with the IAM or DL, so insistant about DL needing a union? Sounds like an instagator, to me!

and someone who is not even in the airline industry yet works in jp fraudulent morgan is not one?  just look at his posts repeatedly  he goes all out to instigate nothing but flaim bait with 700 on here   

 

[WorldTraveler]

so there are degrees of being an instigator, is that right?

it is ok for a non-Delta airline employee or former airline employee to justify their participation in DL employees' affairs but it is not ok for a non-airline employee -but a customer nonetheless - to participate?

 

[700UW]

You just dont get it.

 

[700UW]

And this is how DL treats its family:

 

Prevent injuries? Or prevent reporting of further injures?
 
We heard about an employee that was recently injured at work. Following protocol, he documented the injury and was held out of work for one day to recover. When he returned, his Performance Lead called him in to discuss the injury saying he wanted to find a way to prevent further injuries like this one.
 
During the discussion, it was noted by the PL that MSP currently has a high injury rate. Management just wanted to have a finding of facts to determine the cause. The manager suggested that it was related to the employee working an increased number of hours. The employee disagreed, explaining that his slip and injury were due to extremely icy conditions. They agreed to disagree.
 

At the conclusion of the meeting, management informed the employee that his ability to swap days and shifts would be revoked for 90 days, as if this would protect the worker from further injury. The employee was and still is adamant that the injury had nothing to do with the number of hours he works.
 
If the Company's ultimate goal is to reduce the number or work related injuries, a few questions are left unanswered. If Delta is actually interested in "protecting" this employee from overwork, why does the punishment stop after 90 days? Is he allowed to overwork himself after this time? If the Company actually believes their own argument, why didn't they extend this to protect all of us? Why did the Company just recently increase the number of double shifts allowed each week from 2 to 3?
 
Here's the reality of the situation - Delta knows many of us like our overtime and swaps. They also know this employee (and anyone who hears about this situation) will be much less likely to report an injury for fear of retaliation. Delta's reported injuries go down.
 
Fortunately, Delta's action in this case is illegal. Any action which discourages workers from reporting injuries at work is a violation of the law. But most workers don't know this and most don't have the money to hire a Workers Compensation attorney. IAM union workers don't have this problem. They have union reps who are trained to know the basics of Workers Compensation statutes. They also have access to attorneys who will answer their questions. With a union this worker would have brought a union rep to the meeting and the Company action would have been quickly quashed.

 
 

 

[WorldTraveler]

of course we don't get it.


What you want us to "get" is that you should be free to spout your viewpoints while everyone else sits on the sideline.

If this campaign was really as employee-led as you think it is, there would be no need for you to be involved.

 

[700UW]

Not at all.
 
He does the same behavior he tells others not to do.
 
Thats what to get.
 
I am not involved, are you? Is Josh?

 

[WorldTraveler]

I've told you I have financial interests in DL's success.

Darn straight I'm involved.

 

[700UW]

No you aren't involved, you aren't an FA nor in ACS.

DL having more unionized employees doesn't effect you.

Get over yourself.

 

[WorldTraveler]

what ANY DL employee or retiree has no effect on you other than to stand in the way of your very obvious interests in the IAM.

If DL employees want a union, then THEY decide and I am happy to leave that decision to them.

The evidence is overwhelming, though, that they would be far better served by seeking an independent union and not one tied to any multi-industry, multi-airline union.

 

[700UW]

Funny how you totally ignored the financial information I posted about the pilots.

 

[WorldTraveler]

the pilots aren't represented by the IAM at any airline.

DL employees are smart enough to know that pilots are classified with pilots for pilot comparison and that is true for each employee group.

Why don't you tell us how UA ramp workers are faring relative to UA mechanics since you seem to think that any mix and match of employee groups is ok.

Better yet, how about UA ramp salaries compared to US salaries for the same workgroup?